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South Africa vs West Indies, 2nd ODI at Cape Town, , Jan 25 2008 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
2nd ODI (D/N), Cape Town, January 25, 2008, West Indies tour of Zimbabwe and South Africa
(48.2/50 ov, T:256) 169

South Africa won by 86 runs

Player Of The Match
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Full commentary

And that ends a fairly ordinary game of cricket. South Africa played well and deserved their 86-run win, but they were hardly tested once the early new-ball burst was over. West Indies just showed nothing in their reply, it was a depressing advert for sport, really, which is meant to about teams going all-out to win. South Africa bowled well, for sure, but they were under no pressure. Morkel's performance was eye-catching as he got bounce and carry and he has a big future ahead of him.

So South Africa lead the series 2-0 with three to play and the next match is in Port Elizabeth on Sunday. It's a day game, so please do join us for that. For now, from Andrew McGlashan and Martin Williamson, it's goodnight.

48.2
W
Morkel to Taylor, OUT

gone, and that's the match for South Africa although we knew the outcome of this game a long while along. Taylor swings the ball high to mid-on where Steyn back-peddles for the catch...a career-best for Morne Morkel, a fine effort as he continues his recovery from injury

Jerome Taylor c Steyn b Morkel 1 (5b 0x4 0x6 3m) SR: 20
48.1
Morkel to Taylor, no run

chopped down very near off stump

Morkel back for one over

end of over 481 run • 1 wicket
WI: 169/9CRR: 3.52 RRR: 43.50
Jerome Taylor1 (3b)
Fidel Edwards8 (12b 1x4)
Charl Langeveldt 8-1-28-2
Dale Steyn 10-0-35-1
47.6
1
Langeveldt to Taylor, 1 run

oh dear, in every sense of the word...Taylor slams the ball to mid off and sprints down for single, Edwards doesn't move but Kallis's throw is not being backed up and Edwards has time to canter through to the other end

47.5
Langeveldt to Taylor, no run

misses leg stump by a coat of varnish as Taylor tries to flick through the leg side

47.4
Langeveldt to Taylor, no run

defended back to the bowler

47.3
W
Langeveldt to Chanderpaul, OUT

gone! Chanderpaul's plainly odd - and poor - innings comes to end with a tame flick to midwicket. He never seemed to know what he was doing, and neither did anyone else

Shivnarine Chanderpaul c Botha b Langeveldt 54 (83b 5x4 0x6 116m) SR: 65.06
47.2
Langeveldt to Chanderpaul, no run

pokes outside off stump and is beaten

47.1
Langeveldt to Chanderpaul, no run

defended on off stump

end of over 472 runs
WI: 168/8CRR: 3.57 RRR: 29.33
Fidel Edwards8 (12b 1x4)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul54 (80b 5x4)
Dale Steyn 10-0-35-1
Charl Langeveldt 7-1-27-1
46.6
Steyn to Edwards, no run

sliced away on the off side, de Villiers intercepts and a direct hit would have had Edwards short

46.5
Steyn to Edwards, no run

someone Edwards keeps getting bat on the straight one as he hacks to mid-on

46.4
1
Steyn to Chanderpaul, 1 run

banged in and paddled through square leg

46.3
Steyn to Chanderpaul, no run

slower ball clubbed to mid-off

46.2
1
Steyn to Edwards, 1 run

sliced away into the deep, drops short of Morkel at deep cover

46.1
Steyn to Edwards, no run

Edwards backs away again, Steyn follows him and pretends to play a cricket shot but not one I've ever seen before

end of over 464 runs
WI: 166/8CRR: 3.60 RRR: 22.50
Shivnarine Chanderpaul53 (78b 5x4)
Fidel Edwards7 (8b 1x4)
Charl Langeveldt 7-1-27-1
Dale Steyn 9-0-33-1
45.6
Langeveldt to Chanderpaul, no run

helped to backward point...one more over ticked off, four remaining

45.5
Langeveldt to Chanderpaul, no run

pushed to cover

45.4
1
Langeveldt to Edwards, 1 run

clubbed out to deep square

45.3
Langeveldt to Edwards, no run

more dancing towards leg stump from Edwards, he misses another wild mow

45.2
2
Langeveldt to Edwards, 2 runs

backs away and drives a full ball down to long-off, they pinch a second after some sloppy fielding...Langeveldt nearly took a blow in the mouth

45.1
1
Langeveldt to Chanderpaul, 1 run

driven confidently through extra cover, but it exposes Edwards again

Langeveldt is back, can he wrap up the innings?

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